Over 3,000 children in Burundi now have access to milk as part of their school meal through a programme run in partnership between Kerry, a world leader in taste and nutrition, and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Launched in 2020, Project Amata aims to improve food security and nutrition through strengthening the milk value chain and to make safe and sustainable dairy available to communities in the Gitega province, Burundi.In Burundi, 70% of people live below the poverty line and chronic malnutrition affects over half theunilab ferrous sulfate folic acid population. Children are often the most affected, as the lack why take ferrous gluconateof regular nutritious food and poor dietary diversity makes them vulnerable to infections and seriously undermines their performance at school. Through the project, each child in the supported schools receives a portion of milk twice a week as part of their school meal. This is often the only source of animal protein these children receive, which is vital for their overall growth and development.Over 3,000 children in Burundi now have access to milk as part of their school meal through a programme run in partnership betweencitracal forte Kerry, a world leader in taste and nutrition, and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Launched in 2020, Project Amata aims to improve food securithorne cal magty and nutrition through strengthening the milk value chain and to make safe and sustainable dairy available to communities in the Gitega province, Burundi.As part of this project, the company is also sharing expertise on dairy farming and processing with Burundian farmers, supporting them to improve their milk quality and quantity, and thus improve food security. The company has leveraged its dairy experts to transfer knowledge across a number of areas, including animal nutrition, artificial insemination and calf rearing. The project is also delivering improvements at a milk processing level to strengthen supply chains and safeguard the quality of the milk delivered to schools and commis ferrous fumarate ironunities.Over 3,000 children in Burundi now have access to milk as part of their school meal through a programme run in partnership between Kerry, a world leader in taste and nutrition, and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Launched in 2020, Project Amata aims to improve food security and nutrition through strengthening the milk value chain and to make safe and sustainable dairy available to communities in the Gitega province, Burundi.Now at the midway point, the project has already provided over 3,000 children with regular dairy products as part of their school lunches, purchased almost 200 tonne of milk for schools, and trained over 200 farmers in modern breeding techniques for cattle.